Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-01

bounds of hat power to officially insult and Sian
der the broken-down and needy men to whom the
nation owes everything
Resolved That the dependent pension bin
passed by the Forty ninth congress and vetoed
by the president was the least measure of justice
that could have been asked of the nation for the
men to whom ii owes lis salvation; that it did but
represent a 1.-THE Of what was due to those gallant
men, and that in refusing 10 approve of bill
which asked for by the grateful people pc
tltioned for by hundreds OF thousands of veterans
passed by both houses of congress by an unusual
majority, and which would have rescued thou
sands eff deserving soldiers that followed he flag
from the cold charity of the alnishouse, the pres
eu incumbent Of the Office of president has VIC
lated the pledge made to the soldiers when they
iiockrd to the standard of their country al the
time Of her greatest peril; has thwarted the ex-
pressed will of a grateful people, and has inflicted
irreparabe cruelty upon those who should be the
objects Of the tenderest consideration.
Nandervoort made an earnest speech in
favor OF motion he offered that the resolu-
tons be adopted. He declared that the veto in
suited the comradeship of the Grand Army
and that the president should be censured
He was slightly applaudei, but Grosvenor of
Ohio, who vigorously opposed the resolution.
was frequently cheered. He said the Grand
Army greater than the president of
the United States, and greater than congress,
and should stand as a mountain upon the
plain, regardless of the coyotes at its feet.
He was opposed to the order making plat
forms for political parties, and said all that
should be said had been put in the pensions
committees report
The resolutions were overwhelmingly de
feated, and those advocating a pension to
1 h
to adopt che minority report OF the pensions
committee in favor Of service pension bill
was debated for an hour or two hy all the
leading delegates and finally rejected l.3 to
l3 and recess was taken for lunch
At p, IN the encanpment reassembled
and the business in order was announced to
he election of officers Gems Grier of 81.
Louis; Slocum of New York: Warner, of
Kansas City; Judge Rae of Minneapo-
lis, and Ex-Governor Anthony, of Kan
sas, were placed in nomination for the
rffice of commander in-chief, but Gen.
Warmers withdrawal was announced before
the calling of the roll had begun Judge Rae
was elected on the first ballot which was as
follows: Slocum, I53, Anthony, rs: Grier,
Is; Rae, 294 Gen. Sherman received / vote,
Ms ,lid also Gen. Warner. Rae was escorted
to the platform by Anthony and Grier. As
soon as the storm of applause WIS stiled he
made short speech, thanking the comrades
for the honor bestowed upon him which he
considered equal to any that could lie given
an American citizen, and closing with the
words: As the events of this year are woven
a, woof into the warp of time making the
web Of Grand Army history, it is my ambi-
tion, it will lie my purpose, it will lie my
highest hope that there may lie in that web
no seam that will show where your admins
tratioa ended, Comfad- Fairchiid, and mine
began" lCheers for Rae
The rules Werr then suspended and Nelson
Cole, of Missouri, was elected senior vice
commander Junior vice comman Ter, John
C. Linehau of New Hampshire; Gen. Law
renee Donahue, sergeant general, and Rev Ed
ward Anderson, chaplain iii chief When the
committee on rules aud regulations submitted
ih-irrepuri the proposition To enable class OF
PERSONS to enter the order y 4o had served in
the field, bot had never been mustered into
he service. was defeated.
The committee nn the Logan monument re
ported recommending thai fnnd bt pro-
yidri for the erection OF an equestrian statue
1t " ashinstou Governor Alger, of Mich
an, subscribed 81 go 10 the fund ~ a Gen.
Lennon. Of New Yors, another S$D0j
The oflicrrs of the eucaHplnent we're then
,a,talt.d, ansi the twenty -tiist annual en-
,iupnieHt ut The Grand Army OF the Rej,ub-
he Wa at an ent.
1t WAS distinguished and notable com
Iiany that as,sinule.l ~ the bauuueting hall
ol the idndell hote at night to participate in
the banquet that brought the encanpment &c
formal close. CoE 2. d Dyer was the pre-.
siding officer. On his right sat Gen. Sher-
man, on his left the venerable Hannibal
HamIin. Arm-in-arm the soldier and states
man had entered the room, and there was pa
thOs in the tones Of the ex-vice president as
be remarked to his companion:
"Uncle Billy, this may he the last time
that you and ] will meet the boys around
the festive board
Not bit OF it, Hannibal" responded the
general; were both OF us good for ten years
Vet"
Around the two veterans sat Gen Slocum,
Gen. Farcbild. Gen John NJ Palmer Gen
Burdette, Ex-Governor Curtin, Bishop Fal
lows, and Gau Louis Wagner, and 400 of the
comrades occupied the tables from right to
left.
IaviShed upon the hall, and the effect was en-
tranciug. painting of Gen. Logan hung in
an alcove of bunting above the chair of the
president and beneath was a wreath of in-
mortelles with the one word Logan in
blue flowers. At the other end of the
room was suspended the flag that COW
cred the catafalque of Gen Joe Hooker
while around the walls pictures of the noted
heroes OF the war looked out upon the gai her
ing from between the folds of bnuting The
spacious corridors leading to the room were
forest of trees, exotics and flowers. After
the menu had teen discussed, Gen. Dyer de
livered the address of welcome and Gen
Fairchild responded.
The tssss and the speakers followed in
this order: l-"Our Country" response 10y
Gem. Lew Wallace. 2-"The President Of
the United state,;;' Gen. Johu NJ. Palmer
3.-"Lincon and His Administration" Hon
Hannibal Hamln. i.-"The Army" Gen
W Z. Sherman. 5-"The Navy" Admira
ID. ID. Porter. 6-"Our Comrades Who Never
Came Back Bishop Fallows. The L,ya
and Patriotic women Gen. c. H. Grosvenor
s,-"1he Rank and File" Corporal Tanner
9-"lhe Grand Army OF the Republic" Gen.
$. s Burdette. l2-"The War Governors >
Hon. A. 6. Curtin
Whist the banquet was the center of at.
traction for its guests, the rank aud file were
enjoying campfire and illumination at
| Schneider's garden, where the ST. Louis post
acted the part Of entertainers The weather
had cleared, and the moon beamed out bright
and beautiful Oh the veterans who had out
stayed the disturbing elements of the first past
OF the festivities. 1t was late hour when
taps sounded and the gray-haired veterans
left banquet hall and campfire many of then
never to meet again until the great reveille
calls together all the heroes of the nation
upon the shores of peace for the grand re-
union.